Court orders refund to Nyeri tea factory in land fraud saga

A tea picker at a farm in Bomet County on September 7, 2023.

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A smallholder tea farmers' factory affiliated with the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has won a Sh31.5 million refund after a court nullified a 2012 land sale, citing fraudulent dealings involving the factory’s personnel and the property sellers.

Justice James Olola directed Johnstone Muchai Muthanga and Muchastone Limited to refund the cash to Iria-ini Tea Factory Ltd in Nyeri, as he canceled the August 2012 title deed for the 90-acre land situated in Nyandarua.

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